Back in the Saddle?

A whole month has passed since I updated about school and life. I have sat down often to start a post but it just hasn't happened. We are slowly getting back into a groove and finding our rhythm. Because I don't want to forget here is our monthly wrap - up!

Week of January 6th

 This was our first week back and out 17th week of school. We are back to reading out Child's Story Bible for Bible time and we are continuing with our scripture memory and catechism questions. As a church we are reading through the Bible this year using the Reading God's Story plan and our pastors are preaching through the plan. I am "roughly" trying to keep our Bible reading for school in similar places so that the Miss K has had an introduction to the text before Sunday and will know the storyline of the Bible. We are also reading through Alice in Wonderland. I found a beautifully illustrated version that we gave as a gift for Christmas and it is keeping even the little guys attention. ended up with a snow day from CC on Tuesday so that means we were able to try the kids sleds they got for Christmas. I am thankful our back yard has a GREAT sledding hill.

We also played LOTS and LOTS of games!

After being stuck in side due to super cold temperatures we took advantage of the 40 degree day and loaded up the bicycles and headed to the playground.

Week of January 13th

It is funny how quickly a schedule can change. As much as I had planned for an "intense" week of school I woke up Monday morning with a screaming headache that lasted most of the day. Between a few obligations and appointments the week slipped away. We focused on math and CC review.
We did make a fun trip out of town to see friends. We cruised part of Route 66 on the way home and stopped by Pop's and The Round Barn in Arcadia, OK.

Week of January 20th

Another week that didn't seem to go as planned but was nonetheless a blessing!
We got to peek at our newest addition, coming in July 2014. We did cap off the week with art class where Miss K made pinch pots. She will get to paint them next month.

Here we are creating our Bible story timeline.

Week of January 27th

Looked a lot like this :)

Reading Eggs & Math Seeds

Bible time with daddy, calm amidst the chaos!

Read alouds and nap time

School on the couch all cozy and warm

 brother keeping himself entertained :)

Did January look anything like I wanted it to or expected, no way! However, I am abundantly thankful!

A few books

I love books! Seriously, they make me happy. However we own some amazing books that I cannot find the time to read. This year for Christmas I limited myself to these books because I knew I would read them and I have wanted them for awhile. 

I have been wanting to read Fit to Burst since it was released, I loved Loving the Little Years. One thing I appreciate about her books is the brevity. I walk away encouraged without slogging through a LONG book about motherhood.

I have read various reviews about Extravagant Grace and have wanted to read it for awhile. The subtitle is "God's Glory Displayed in Our Weakness". The author takes the works of John Owen and helps us to understand how God can be glorified amidst our own guilt and failures. I am actually reading this aloud with my husband. So far it has been excellent!

Reading God's Story is a chronological daily Bible that takes you through the Bible in one year chronologically. I am most excited about this because our pastors will be preaching on something we have read from our reading that week. I am excited to see what God is going to do through the reading of His word in my life and the life of my church.

Educating the WholeHearted Child by Clay and Sally Clarkson has been on my "want to read list" for awhile. I am looking forward to this read as I know many people have recommended this book to me over the years!

One book not pictured because I haven't received my copy yet is The Question by Leigh Bortins. The Question is the follow up book to The Core which I read this summer. Leigh Bortins is the founder of Classical Conversations and I have been blessed and encouraged time and time again by her writing.

Fall Catch Up | End of 2013

It really is hard to believe I haven't blogged since October. 

I really enjoyed keeping up with school weekly but honestly something had to give and I decided my time blogging was what had to go. 

Because I am blogging to remember life here is a quick recap. 

Week of October 21st, ended with a whirlwind road trip. It included 5 photo sessions in 3 states! We did manage a bit of school in that time. 

Week of October 28th, was the week of Halloween. I ended up with a stomach bug! I haven't been that sick in awhile. So thankful we went trunk or treating a few days before and daddy took the kiddos trick or treating with friends. The week ended with a trip home to celebrate my mom's 60th birthday and second shoot a wedding with a friend and a session after church on Sunday.

Week of November 4th, was mildly slower with one session and an out of town wedding. Hubby and I made it a weekend get a way even if I did have to work a little bit. 

Week of November 11th, included one photo session and my little guy turning 3! We celebrated dinosaur style. 

Week of November 18th, included two photo sessions and a lot of editing!! :) 

Week of November 25th, our 12th week of CC (last before Christmas break),a trip to IL for Thanksgiving with my in-laws and a visit from one of my best friends. 

Week of December 2nd, ended up being relatively slow thanks to about 6ish inches of snow!

 

Week of December 9th, was a slow week for us thankfully that was concluded with a trip to see The Nutcracker! It was a lot of fun!

Week of December 16th, this was a very busy but fun week! My mother in law spent the week with us so she could go Christmas shopping. We shopped till we dropped on Monday (I mean we came home at 1:30 am on Tuesday!!) and many other days. My husband also had two work Christmas parties. I am so thankful my husband works for a company that is Christian owned by a Godly family. It is always awesome to see how God blesses that business.  

Week of December 23rd, CHRISTMAS WEEK! :) It was busy but lots of fun. The whole week was spent with family and it was awesome. We spent time in OK and IL celebrating Christmas 5 different times. We also took the kids bowling and visited the fire department and police department (which I didn't have my camera for!!). 

Week of December 30th, NEW YEARS! I love the end of a year and the start of a new year. This year to celebrate we went to a friends house and played games until the early morning hours. My husband had New Years Day off so we were able to get some stuff around the house accomplished. 

Whew! Those 11 weeks flew by! I love that learning takes place in the informal moments and all throughout life. I am looking forward to "hitting the books" next week and getting back into a groove! I am also looking forward to catching up on many of the blogs I was reading, yes, even that had to go! 

Happy New Year!